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IF Scotland Limited

Known as Institute for Scotland

ActiveCharity number SC054803
Registered4 December 2025
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC054803
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Operations cover all or most of Scotland
Volunteers
Not supplied
Staff
Not supplied
Postcode
EH6 7BD

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Charitable purposes

  • the prevention or relief of poverty
  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of religion
  • the advancement of health
  • the saving of lives
  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
  • the advancement of public participation in sport
  • the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
  • the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
  • the promotion of religious or racial harmony
  • the promotion of equality and diversity
  • the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
  • the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
  • the advancement of animal welfare

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The company’s objects are: (a) Fostering citizenship by encouraging participation in and debate about the future development of Scotland. through the production, commissioning, publication and dissemination of research and activities on topics including: the economy and industry, health and wellbeing, arts and culture, governance and parliamentary oversight, defence and security and other related matters. (b) education of the public in these areas and other areas relevant to the advancement of the public in Scotland. (c) to advance such other exclusively charitable purposes as the trustees in their absolute discretion determine. In furtherance of the above, the trustees shall have power to engage in political activity, provided that the trustees are satisfied that the proposed activities will further the purposes of the charity to an extent justified by the resources committed and the activity is not the dominant means by which the charity carries out its objects.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

1 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
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Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.

04 Contact record

Principal office or trustees address

Address supplied to OSCR
Summit House, 4-5 Mitchell Street, Edinburgh
Website supplied to OSCR
https://instituteforscotland.com/
Parent charity
Not supplied
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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

OSCR
Scottish Charity Register

Daily current-register data and five-year annual-return history.

Snapshot 25 August 2026→

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